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I agree. But I see you have a Sacks Parente. I have used their blade model with the ultra light low torque graphite shaft and there was no lack of feedback there. One of the best feeling putters Ive used. I think its a head/shaft combo in my case as I am usually a blade putter and this is the first time Im using a mallet, a very soft mallet. but I may be able to adapt. Ill give it some more time. This is not a dramatic change as its a putter shaft and the tour has a similar balance point to a typical steel putter shaft. I can always remove the shaft by the head and try a typical steel both just to see if its placebo

I dont think so. The typical counterweights dont fit in the graphite on top as its almost solid graphite. Only thing I can think of is something like a gravity grip as the superstroke counterweights wont fit either. It may be different with the non-tour model. Again, they def look cool, and Im sure there are benefits, but I cant justify the actual cost. Get a good deal and why not. If you have a double bend or a single bend, you have to cut your shaft and fit it into the graphite section as they only sell straight tips as well. So, you can def add weight to your cut shaft before installing it, but not in the typical way. More like cork n tungston powder.

Youre not lying sir. Best shaft I ever used in my driver.

Yes, the whole top of the stabilty shaft is like solid graphite and thick with 1 degree of torque and this all aluminum milled face putter was so soft to begin with, it hard to tell when you hit it off center. In theory less torque would lead to more feedback because the face is twisting less in impact and the energy goes up the shaft. Not so with the BGT as the graphite is also a vibration damper. I def had more feedback using the stock stepless shaft. I didnt notice it with the cleveland head which was a typical milled steel. So, if your putter face is very soft or like a white hot insert and youre a feel putter, may not be worth it. If you have a milled face scotty or Bettinardi, I can see it being a better fit or pairing, In fact if youre paying over $100, its just not worth it at all IMO. It is the tour model so its lighter than a steel shaft as well as their original model. So I also like the weighting less. I have no idea how theyre getting away with the $200-375 I see them selling for. Speaking of Idea, these BGT shafts were invented by Barney Adams of original Adams golf fame and I am an adams fan so I like that. But If I didnt pay under 80 shipped for this shaft and new putter head, I wouldnt really reccomend it. I played 18 just this morning and while I played well, my putting was the poorest aspect and this is an incredibly forgiving mallet design so I dont know where the credit goes. Actually I do and its not the BGT cus I putted better without it, but lets give it more than 2 outings. As of now, I have the BGT and the UST frequency filtered on 2 putters and neither do anything noticably better than a regular shaft with a 50g counterweight that I typically install. Id have no problem selling it and putting an apollo stepless or KBS CT on it as it stands. See if you can demo it. What works for me may not for you however and I do seem to be slightly more consistant regarding squareness but having a harder time figuring out distance. I think I need a few more outings before I decide.

Fnished the Indi Putter project and love it. I dropped lots of long putts yesterday. Shaft does seem more stable. Little less feel but still very good.

I have this iron and its actually quite good. I brought it out yesterday and was getting like 215 or so

Contact this guy. I been trying to get him to seperate the 5 iron but no such luck even though he agreed initially. For the PW, you can always use a wedge type till they come in. https://www.ebay.com/itm/315495980106

Well continuing on on the Indi Putter project. I needed to install a new shaft as it was 32" and I dont like using extensions and I found this super clean Cleveland putter with a BGT Stability Tour Polar selling or $65. Figured at this price, Ill put the stability tour on the Indi and put a black double bend on the cleveland and easily resell for cost+. Pulling that tip out of the BGT was very tricky but sucessful. And this cleveland putter will be getting a black double bend appolo shaft or maybe one of those Maltby Blanks that weigh a crazy amount of heft. VERY CAREFUL Success! Now to install on the Indi Allison

Man Ram and McGregor has been killing it. Check out this wide blade they are putting out for 150. Did really well on the testing on this site. And their new irons are great looking and available as head only. https://www.macgregorgolf.com/

Lucked out on an auction and won this Indi Allison Putter for $75. Had some issues cosmeticly but nothing major but man is it forgiving and soft. Saw significant improvement first time using it Only thing I didnt like was the bright blue which seemed to be cheap paint as it was running. Filled with a Light gray. The Superstroke 5.0 tour it came with was replaced with a Black Iomic Midsize as well Love it right now. By far the most forgiving putter Ive tried and it feels so soft. I always played a blade and tried using a Wilson Buckingham for a while but not much improvement but this mallet I see significant improvement especially under 10 ft and the feel is fantastic. Edit: on course pic with the reverse taper... Love this putter

.This was one of the best purchases I made for DIY very effective and priced well and well built https://www.ebay.com/itm/125730940137

I have a similar set up. I use the Honma Big LB which is normally 14* turned down to 13* Its 100% titanium and an oversized 3 wood in between a typical 3 W and a Mini driver. Its really phenomenal. Couple reviews and there more vids on youtube https://www.golfmonthly.com/reviews/fairways/honma-tr21-big-lb-ti-fairway-wood https://golfersauthority.com/honma-tr21-fairway-big-lb-review/ The best part about this club is since this is he last batch of made for USA clubs Honma are making you can get these for VERY cheap. Like you can get the head only for $45 https://www.ebay.com/itm/375042774198 or with a Vizard shaft for $130 https://www.ebay.com/itm/387177723038 I bought the head, adapter and the below leather headcover/tool and used a Ventus red TR shaft I had. https://www.ebay.com/itm/334950256858 Not bad or a $350+FW wood from last year. Sound and feels amazing and not an expensive experiment. Surprisingly easy off the deck too

Im going to suggest a Heavenwood which is essentially a 7 wood with a 5 wood shaft. Seems like right up your alley and you can find one for cheap on callaway preowned. Super high flight, soft landing and about 5 wood distance but even easier to hit. That or a 7 wood or 5 wood that is adjustable to dial it in. a 21* 7 can be adjusted from 19-23* and a 18* 5 wood 16-20* if it is a +/-2 hosel. I personally love my 7 wood and it is in the 215 carry area and I hit it more consistently than my hybrid, which I tend to pull if lower lofted.

I dont think its akin to a religion. Its design/engineering theory but not all you need to look at when picking a club. Like sole design seen on the like srixon irons for example makes a huge difference on how easy they are to play, but not something MPF even considers. Same with offset and many other things that come into play as well with iron design. All the Game Improvement models from TM, Ping, and Titleist are also have high MPF scores as well so brands aside from Maltby still gets objective data and scores, but of course, the guy who developed the rating is going to use it as a tool to market or show superiority in comparison. Among all the people who have tried Maltby recently seem to concur the forgiving aspect of it. But for example, lets look at non maltby ratings on SGI irons. TM : Stealth HD: 972 (higher than all Current Maltby models) QI : 876 very high as well Titleist: T350: 820, T300 = 877 very high Ping G430: 741 High but not as high as expected Cobra Air x : 854 high Some Maltby Ratings: TS1M : 728 TS3: 849 TS4 : 755 TE+ : 838 Ke4 Max: 959 Almost as high as TM Stealth HD Add to the consideration that Maltby says anything under a 200 difference is hardly noticeable. It actually seems that many non Maltby models are rated higher than the Maltby offerings. Point being is it is a tool to assess the head design and overall forgiveness but it is not all that you need to consider. But if I see a Ping G something rated at 400 or something, Id def be somewhat off put by it, but not enough to not purchase them without trying them. But this conspiracy to make their clubs look better they use MPF just doesnt seem to be accurate by their own numbers.

Im not sure what shaft and if it was stock, but I have seen this with people who applied too much heat on a graphite shaft before repurposing it.